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Big miss in Australian retail sales, tiny chance of 50bp Aug cut priced in

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Australian retail sales for the month of June MoM came at XX vs expectations of +0.4%, and prior of +0.1%. The data follows a fall below 40.00 in the Australian services sector, the first time it happens since the global financial crisis from 2008-2009. ‏As reported by David_Scutt, Treasury Dealer at Arab Bank Australia, "odds for a 25bps cut from the RBA in August now priced at 102%", which suggests market is pricing some chances of a 50bp cut Tuesday.

AUD/USD closer to fresh 3-year lows

The AUD/USD foreign exchange rate is last trading at 0.8859, off recent fresh session and almost 3-year lows at 0.8847 printed on the back of lower than expected Australian retail trade numbers, with domestic markets closed over holiday.
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